Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Asia, 1996

Western Asia
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.72
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Asia was 3.72 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (194 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,872,755 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
4,872,755
Births per 1,000 people
28.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
171,233,546
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.20.3%20,885
15-1963.48.5%544,323
20-24190.625.6%1,441,041
25-29194.326.1%1,309,504
30-34146.719.7%879,572
35-3991.912.3%459,070
40-4442.55.7%176,515
45-4912.01.6%39,617
50-540.90.1%2,214